Italy tin given tip her scheme fot
building $IO,noO,000 worth of war
ships. Hhe had unfortunately over
loukeil the Important fart that she
lin1 n't the price.
Tlie average yielil of , wheat per
acre iti Frnnre linn been steadily in
creasing for Keventy y.'nrs, until now
it is one of the highest in tlie world.
There in n lesson in ngriculture which
evcu the United Slates might hoed
with profit.
(Steadily Aiiiericim ideos of liberty
are invading the sacred precinct of
Orent Uritnin. Mill operatives in
Lancashire, Kngland, struck because
they were not permitted to shut up
hop mid attend the liiirnnm circus,
which in touring (treat Uritnin.
lly the launching of the new buttle
ship Illinois one of the Hve warships
of )lie same displacement of lJ2
tons is placed in the water, to ho fol
lowed by the Wisconsin, there having
been already Inunchetl the Kenrsarge,
the Kentucky and the Alabama. The
Illinois exceed the Iowa by some
score' of ton, and tho Indiana, Mas
sachusetts and Oregon by over 1200
tons. The armor of the Illinois w ill
not be quite as thick as that of our
first three battleships, tint it will be
of better quality aud of a greater re
sisting power. It w ill be seen, there
fore, that the Illinois forms a splen
did addition to the navy, and will add
matorinlly to its eflicieucy.
The lack of education which pre
vails iu Hpnin is something astonish
ing. Any knowledge of modern lan
guage and of contemporary history is
extremely rare among even statesmen,
courtiers, politicians and journalists.
When the government of Hagasta in
troduced the censorship of foreign
telegrams, it could find no censor who
understood (lermaiv, and hence it de
cided to transmit (ierniVi messages
without examination, while identical
mossages written in French were often
suppr.ssed. This lack of education,
particularly iu the meu who hold the
destinies of the nation, could not fail
to have its ill effect, and it is to this
source that those terrible calamities
Tnay be traced which have reduced
the Spanish people from being the
greatest empire of Europe to their
sad condition of todav.
Tho supreme conflict of the nations
in the twentieth century is to be one
of trade, observes the New York Mail
and Express. A people incapable of
keeping pace with the new era of com
mercial expansion and colonial gov
ernment must sink steadily iu influ
ence. Spain has lost her colonies,
and her commercial importance has
dwindled vastly iu consequence.
France has displayed the limit of her
colonial aptness in Madagascar, and
it is ho discouraging as to promise
little of lasting value in either Cen
tral Africa or Southern China, when
compared with the accomplishment of
other powers. Italy's fiasco iu East
Africa, iu her Abyssinian ambition,
dealt a death blow to her foreign pros
pects'. Iu the similarity which ex
isted iu the intellectual influences
governing the early literature of
France, Italy, Spain and Portugal is
found the root of deterioration which
these nations experience in common
today. Present decadence runs not in
a national stream merely, but in a
current which is Latin, and, therefore,
all-embracing iu Southern Europe.
A fire, with its consequences, iu the
courthouse at Enston, Md., recently,
furnishes a hint for the novelist or the
dramatist. To counteract the damp
ness in the vault of the probate court
an oil stove was lighted. It was neg
lected, with the result that fire was
communicated to some unfiled aud un
recorded papers, which were charred
beyond recognition. One of these
papers was the will of a late resilient
of St Michael's, who, for reasons not
disclosed, bad "cut off'' his only ehild,
daughter, with $10, bequeathing
the bulk of bis small estate to the
Methodist Episcopal church in bis
village. By this accident of fire
.the condition,' according to the law,
wes the same as if the St. Michael's
cjtizen had neglected to make a will,
and all of his property will revert to
bis next of kin, the daughter, who is
traveling in the fur West, as the rap
resentative of a commercial firm iu
Baltimore. There is au uncle iu the
oase, who deposited the will iu the
court, and who was by the will, made
heir to the favorite hirse of the de
ceased. This nnule cau eas ly be cou
verted by the novelist into a wicked
and scheming relative, the modest e
' tate au be multiplied inauy fold, the
quality of attractiveness can be giveu
to the daugbtor, the once necossary
bouest wooing cau be added, aud the
; book is ready for Ike publisher.
BEFORE IT 13 TOO LATE.
jf you're s gray-haired mother
In the (Oil huins fnr away
Kit down ami write the littler
Ydii put oil ilny by ilny.
Hunt wait until her tired steps
lli'in'li heaven's pnnrly until
li lt Minn- her that you think of her
llntiire It Is ton Into.
If you've n tcmlnr messn,
Or n loving word tiisnv,
Don't wait till yoiWnrui-t It,
lint whisper It today.
Who knows what bitter memories
May lianiit y jii If yon wait
Bo itui k your loved out's happy
before It Is loo Into.
" Wn live lint III tlin present.
The future Is unknown-" '
Tomorrow Is n niystry,
Today Is all our own,
The rhnnen that fortune lends to US
May mulsh while mi wall.
To spend your life's rich treasure
lli-Iore It Is too late.
Tim terfder words unspoken,
The letters never pent.
The long foritotten llicssilirns,
The wealth of love unspent.
For these snmn hearts are tHenklni?,
For these some loved one wait
Ho show them that you euro for them
llefore It Is loo Into.
Ida Goldsmith Morris.
JforloyeoFher mother. I
M !
f Tht Sdf-Sarriflct ef Kaomcuna. A Q
j Hawman Flcww Girl. g
-v-. -v -v s
The usual Honolulu crowd was
ilown at the dock when tho steamship
Australia, seven days from San Fran
risen, pulled alongside the pier on a
brillinut, balmy afternoon iu January,
1H1I5. American women, trim, groomeil,
wholesome to look upon, in summer
afternoon costumes, such as happy
feminine exiles iu the subtroplcs con
trive so prettily and effectively; a few
ICnglish and a few (lerinnti women of
society, arrayed also for the steamer
day (which is a Honolulu function),
but lacking iu the elusive distinction
and that indefinable "last touch" that
characterized the appearance of the
American women these leaned back
languorously iu their carriages and
phnetotiH, under the shade of parasols,
listening to the lazy, complimentary
talk of the duck-clad, lei-enwreatheil
young business men who- combined
duty with pleasure iu thus wailing for
the great steamer to laboriously slip
into her measured berth beside the
pier. The usual groups of silent, ex-pectaut-eyed
Kanaka men stood iu tho
shade of the pier sheds, humble iu
attitude, chary of words, and yet not
sulky vour onlmarv Kanaka in no is !
the sweetest-uatured human auimul iu
all this surly world. Some of the
men wore shoulder leis (wreaths of
flowers) over their lubor-grpned hick
ory shirts. All of the Kanaka women
(there were perhaps fifty iu all at tho
dock) also wore leis iu cross belt wise
over their flowing white mother bub-
bards. In trutb, the flower wreaths
were everywhere. Stnid, middle-
aged merchants among the whiles
wore tliem about their helmets and
straw hats,and all of the white women
in carriages had bolts of Hawaiian j
exotics.
All of the Kanaka wo-.ucn wore Iu ,
their bare foot, They stood about in
little groups, ns silent as tho men of I
their raco. There was no envy iu the j
glances the directed toward tlie
female occupants of the carriages, even
if there may have been some wonder
ment over the liivishiiess of the Ameri
can and European women's costume.
A few of the Kunaki women carried
tiny brown babies silent also. Posi
tively, Kanaka babies do not cry. N'o
mother of children will ever believe
this until she has lived somewhere iu
Hawaii.
The kanaka women, young and old,
wore the flowing mother hubbard.
The young women were of varying
degrees of prettiness, even of beauty
tlie countenance of no Kanaka
young woman is actually homely. The
figure of no Kanaka young woman is
ever anything but genuinely excellent
the forms of most of them are i
simply beautiful.
- One of these Kanaka womon at the
dock on this brilliant January after
noon was as beautiful in face and form
as au empress iu a wuy of primitive
uess, of course. She was chid like
the rest of the women of her race.
Yet she was stately, even iu her bare
feet which wore small ami- perfectly
formed. She was fully five feet ten
inches iu height, aud tlie white silk
cord with which, unlike tho other
Kanaka wouien, she drew her , white
dress about her waist, emphasized the
splendid, heroic proportions of her
figure. (Her glistening, raven-black
hair hung .straight dowu below her
waist. Her features were of the
aquiline, classic mold, ber skin a dark
olive, with a film of rose under her
great bluck eyes. Kaomonun, who
had been oue of King David Kala
kana's flower girls, was a woman such
as ni any a jo.ing student, day-dreaming
iu the quai tier Latin, would have
given worlds to see famous painters
did see her, and portray her.
Kaomouna, surpassiugly beautiful,
seemed quite unconscious of her
beauty on this brilliant Jauuury after
noon. The young shipping clerks,
burryiug to aud fro on the dock, with
their peucils behiud their ears,
stopped suddenly when they caught
sight of her, aud then stole off be
hind bales of goods, in order that
they might observe ber carefully, un
observed themselves. The women in
the carriages who had not been long
dowu from the States or from Europe,
saw Kaomouna, and tisked the women
of longer Honolulu residence. "Who
is that glorious creature?" Kaomouna,
with u.very sad face, spoke only an
occasional word to oue of the Kanaka
women. Her voice was a deep cou
tralto, like the harmonious monotone
of palms aud the son, heard from a
distance.
The Australia was uiado fast to the
plnr, and tlie passengers began to
troop over the gaugway. There was
one man with his pretty young wife
and tliree-year-old little girl. The
little girl was the first to catch sight
of Kaomouna as she reached the bot
tom of the gangway. She quickly
freed her 1 a id from the grasp of her
father's and ran toward Kuciiionna
with baby words. Kaomouna smiled
at tho little girl, but did not ofl'er to
tuko her up. Instead, slio folded her
arms, looking down at the little pink
faced child pleasantly. The child
hung onto her skirts, and was thus
found by her mother. When the
mother had taken the little girl, she
raised her eyes to look' at Kaomouna,
She gave a start a, indeed, nil men
and women did, who first gazed upon
this woman, w ho had beoii kii(J David
Kabiknita's flower girl.
."I lid you ever iu your whole life
see such a perfectly beautiful woman?"
nskod the young w ife of her husband
in a w hisper when he came up. "And
Titn seemed to take to her inimodinte
ly. If we could only hare her for a
nurse for Tita!''
Kaomouna heard her.
"Kaomouna would love to be that,"
slio replied in a soft Kanukn-acceiited
speech, smiling. Theu a look of pain
ilarte.l across her face. "Hut it may
not be it may not be - "and with her
bauds on her eyes Kaoinomiii turned
suddenly and disappeared among the
departing men and women of her
rncp.
Three months later the parents of
tho little girl they had como from
tho Stutes to settle in Honolulu w ere
at the dock together to witness, for
the first time, the saddest sight in this
world tho departure of tlie topers
from the Island of Molokal. The
Kiluuea Hon, the leper steamer, was
out in the stream, and the lepers were
being carried out to her in barges. A
litter was borne through the roped in
closure for the lepers. On it lay a
very old Kanaka woman, loathsome, iu
tlie final stages of the disease. At
the side of the litter walked Kno
inounn, still ns beautiful ns ever, with
no tear iu her eyes. Yet her face was
very sad. The parents of tl e little girl
wondered. They spoke to au ollliial
of the Hawaiian board of health, who
was busy iu the task of embarking the
lepers.
".Surely," they said, "slio does not
accompany the lepers?"
"Who, Kaofnouna?" replied the"
health official. "Oh, yes, she does,
but it 1 her own choice. Kaomouna,
you know, has been secreting her old
mother, who, ns you perceive is a
leper in leprosy's' advanced stage for
a number of years. Ve always knew
there was something mysterious about
Kaor. otua that is, we have kuown
it for tho past five years. Slio had
made queer visits to a palm hut fur
over iu the Nunnnn valley. Last
week we followed her wo felt thore
was leprosy in it. We found her
mother'in the but Kaomouna had
had her iu biding, trying to savo her
from Molokai, ever since tho disease
becamo evidont, Kaomouna is not
infected in the least she has been
careful. Hut she elects to follow her
mother to Molokai, and she will be a.
lepor herself after a while. Extraor
dinary? Why, not nt a'l! Yon do
not understand the filial dovotinn of
Kanaka women men, too, for that
matter. Such cases are common
enough."
The parents of the little girl looked
at each other. There were tears iu the
mother's eyes.
"That is why she folded her nrms
end would not touch Titn!" slio said.
"In this world of God, civilized or
uncivilized, could there be anything
more noble?"
All was ready, and the Kilauea Hon,
with Kaomounu and her mother tm
board, slowly started down the har
bor, tlie Kanakas on the dock setting
up the weird, wild chant of farewell
which is always sung when the leper
ship sails,
Tim I'nsslun for Wraith.
No iusanity is more complete than
that which unreasonable craving for
sudden wealth often produces. Tho
gri'ftt Duke of Marlborough used to
walk twenty furlongs through the ratu
and sleet in t lie middle of the night to
add one English sixpence to his fortune
of more than a million pounds ster
ling. A celebrated Fronch niis&r
picked bones out of the streots, gnaw
ing them like a dog, while his iucome
was over $51)00 francs u day. Olio of
the most remarkable chapters iu the
eui ly Dutch history is the reference
to the tulip man ic. The impression
was that fortunes were to be obtained
iu the trading in tulips. The bulbs
were bought and sold by weight, each
fraction of a pennyweight counted as
carefully as jewel merchants count
their diamonds. , The trade of the
nation was tui'ned iuto this single
channel aud ordinary industries suf
fered almost complete paralysis. So
high at length did the fever rise that
over $r0Di) was offered and refused for
a single bulb. At last the bubble
burst. Men once rich became poor,
people of the middle class were re
duced,; to' pauperism, and Holland
hardly recovered from the blow iu i
huudred years. Detroit Free Press.
Only On XV sy.
Someone tells a story of a judge who
could not control bis temper and so
could not control other people. Oue
day there was unusual disorder in the
court rootn.uud nt lust the judge could
endnro it no longer.
"It is impossible to allow this per
sistent contempt of court to goon,"
he exclaimed, "audi shall be forced tu
go to the extreme length of taking the
one step that will stop it!"
There was a long silence; theu one
of the loading counsel rose and with
just a trace of a smile inquired: "II
it please your honor, from what dute
will your resignation take effect?"
Youth's Companion.
NEW YORK
THE LATEST DESIGNS
. v 'ic n I
inw iokkuiti inpeciaij. iiseems
(o lie n foregone conclusion that the
model skirt is to fit absolutely glove-
like about the hips, defining the figure
in an astonishing manner, and widen-
IADIES)' SKIBT WITH POINTED FLOLNCB.
Ing out at the bottom. The pointed
flounce, as shown in the accompanying
design, is very popular, but the uress
tnakeis advise flat trimmings that do
not destroy the contour of the figure.
Embroideries and novel braidings will
be much nsod. The panel skirt will
be chosen by those who wish some
thing distinctive. The panel is usually
the front breadth, narrow at the top
aud widening out toward the hem.
Among the new methods for achiev
ing the flare at the bottom is plaiting
the lower fulness separately around
tho bottom of the upper skirt. The
effect of one skirt draped ahovo au
other so as to show the under one
only in part by raising it an inch or
two all round, and at one side raising
the drapery after the Greek manner,
WOMAN'S
or opening tho sides, to show the
under petticoat,, aro all charming
models, which show off two distinct
shades of ono fubrio admirably, the
under pottiooat always being of the
lighter shade.
Polonaise motifs will abound in
trimmings, and entor iuto separate
parts of skirt by tho addition of a
contrasting material to the polonaise
forming the length and fulness of the
drapery. There is no good reason
why the old sty A of double skirt
should not appear later, since the way
has been so well paved by it, unless
the slendorness now required for the
upper part of tho figure remains as
fixed as it now is.
A Charming Waist.
Fancy ribbed poplin in willow green
and gray is the material chosen for the
charming waist that matches the skirt,
shown by May Mauton in the large en
graving. The fnll front, yoke, collar
aud revers are of silver-gray satin, the
trimming being of open bands of in
sertion, under whioh willow-green
ribbon is placed, silver passemen
terie studded with small mock eme
ralds is used to decorate the. low-cut
neok extending to the revers in front,
the wrists and lower .edge of basque
waists. The waist is arranged over
fitted linings that olose in centre front.
The yoke with full vest attached closes
at the left shoulder, or the fulness may
be sewed to the left front and olose
invisibly in centre, while the yoke
eloses over the gathers at top edge.
The fronts, shaped with single bust
darts, are laid in small side and box
pleats at the shoulders that taper to
the lower edge, the prettily pointed
revers being joined to the front edges
from the yoke down. Single bust
darts cause a smooth adjustment at
the sides and very slight pouoh ef
fect is caused by the fulness in front.
The seamless back ia arranged over
tegular baok and side back forms,
email overlapping pleats in centre ad;
justing the fulness at the lower edge.
Smooth under-arin gores join fronts to
baok, and the lower edge is finished in
graoef ully rounded outline. The close
fitting sleeves are topped with puffs
of fashionable fulness, tho wriabj be
ing finished with chiffon plisse to
match that at neok.
Separate waists may bo made in this
style in charming combinations of vel
vet and silk, plain and embroidered
taffeta or satin, figured and plain satin
or silk with lace, net or mousseliue
over satin for yoke and vest. Plain
woolens, such as cashmere or elotb,
13 IPfe
FASHIONS.
FOR WINTER COSTUMES'
may have front and revers of fancy
silk or satin, while fancy mixed wool
en fabric ore In better taste with solid
colors in combination,
To make this waist for a woman of
medium size will require two yards ol
material forty-four inches wide.
Stylish Skating; Costnmm.
Pretty skating costumes from Paris
are resplendent with fur or fancy
braid aud gay with silver buttons that
are in reality tiny bolls, jingling out
fairy musio nt. every wotioii of the
wearer. The skirts of such suits are
out close at the hip and somewhat full
below the knees, enabling the wearer
to move with freedom nnd adding
nrently to the sum of grace. Turbans
of astrakhan, broadtail and Persian
lamb are whnt the smart skaters wear.
These aro round cap shnpod things
with a tuft of bright feathers like a
shaving brush stuck up in front nnd
held by a pin of Russian silver.
A Color Srlimns fnr Wedding.
One of the prettiest weddings re
cently oocurred in the Church of the
Heavenly Post, ft
to the spectators because of the ex
quisite ooior scuemo wuicu prevailod.
The bride, very naturally, wore white;
the maid of honor wore pink, and the
seven hridomaids glimraerod in silvery
sreeu satin. Tlicv senniH1 lib i;..i..'..
flowers a white rose and a piuk oue
wnu nuiuiug green leaves and the
eneci was womionuiiy beautiful when
they passed down the aisle botween I
tall standards filled with .. ,.
pink nnd of white roses. Harper's 1
(Jems lo Match Cnatmnes.
Women now spend much thought in
arranging their gems to match thei
costumes. Amethysts and all shades
BASQUE WAIST.
of violet and purple stones are fash
ionable. Oreon is a color much worn,
and women who do not possess
emeralds indulge in the inexpensive
olivine. Tho imitation stones are
now manufactured in such perfection
and they are arranged in such fine
settings that it is often difficult to dis
tinguish them from the genuine gems.
They can be obtained in every shade
to match various frocks.
The J Ills' Slnavt frocks.
Many smart frocks for 'little girls
are braidod in straight and zigzag
lines around the skirt above the hem.
The majority of tho bodices end at the
waist in a band, aud jacket bodices
usually are held in places by a
belt. Yokes are frequently eloborate
ly braided and supplemented by cape
liko trimmings on the shoulders, unit
ing in the epaulette, with a point fall,
ing on tho fore part of the arm.
Military Costume For a Girl. '
Tim ,ni. tnv anlAiav -lrttlina ltrtl
spread to the young folks and some of
the designs are very striking and
quaint looking. The accompanying
drawing is from a recent costume made
aiBla MILITARY COAT.
for a patriotic little miss iu New York
Oity whose father has just returned
from the war.
1 ' (TpiU'
TMI MARKETS.
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flrsln, finer and VhmI.
wheat-no. i wi
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I'OTATOKM Ksney White, V bu
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ONIONS Choice yellow, bu.
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tenlrul Siorlc VariU, Kail Liberty, Pa,
CATTLB.
Prime, lHOOto 1400 4 1 8 0
Good, 100 to 1H00 n. 4 4 7
TMv, 1000 to 1160 Hps 4 81 4 50-
Fair light steers, 900 to 1000 Itn 8 70 4 ao
Common, 700 tu IKK) lts 8 41 8 70
Boos.
Medium 8 65
Heavy 8 ID
Houghs and stags 8 73 8 00
SHEEP.
Prime, 05 to 101 II. 4 4)
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Veal Calves 6 5)
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PprinRer, extra 6 35(S 8 6)
springer, gooil to choice Ill OBJ
Common to fulr 8 50
F.xtra yearliiiKs, light 4 (15
Good to choice yeurltngs 4 40
Mediam 4 00
loinmon 3 00
5 10
4 75
4 65
4 40
4 00
TRADE REVIEW.
Olass Workers Resume Operations Woolen and
Iron Manutacturers Oaln In Orders.
It. (. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of
trade reports as follows for last week:
The situation Is clearer and the Im
provement In business which was ex
pected nfter the election has begun.
Payments tliroush clearing houses are
far the largest ever known, f.ir the
week 3T.3 per cent, larger than Inst
year and 3 per cent, larger than In Wl.
The glnssworkers have resumed, the
nnthruclte coal output is heavy und
much beyond the present capacity of
markets, the troubles in Illinois cnul
mines have been settled, and the new
strike of shoemakers In Marlboro.
Mush., is now the only labor hindrance
of consequence.
It Is noteworthy that In spite of all
changes the price nf spot wheat tins
but slightly changed. The exports for
the week, Hour included, have been 1.
liTB.OOO bushels from Atlantic ports,
hgalnst '2,191, 334 last year, making In
all for two weeks of November 9.312.- ...
.':!1 bushels, against 9.939,304 last year.
Corn exports also exceed last year's,
amounting for the week to 2.993.i2'
bushels, against 2,722,457 last year, and
fir two weeks of November have been
U.O.VS.oril bushels, against 7.19T.0!)S bush
els lust year. Such shlpmentu after
the middle of November go far to wur
mnt th belief that the foreign trade
demand for this grain is destined to
be greater than has been expect.-d.
Cotton crop prospects appear so good
that even at (lie-, extreme 1-nv prices
luotd there Is, little encouragement
for advance. In view of the heavy
stocks held here and abroad. Under
the arrangement between the mills"
si-veral have stopped, while others
hav? started this week, and the pro
duction of goods has not materially
changed. A break in bleached goods
breaks previous records, but in gen
eral the demand Improves. "v-
The woolen manufacturers have
gnjjied In orders for the coming season,
which justifies the heavy buying of
materials recently seea. and there are
also better orders for speedy delivery,
but th demand is not large, and much
machinery Is still waiting idly. While
sales of wool at the three chief mar
kets are heavy. 2S.234."iK) pounds In
three weeks, against 20,865,902 last year
and 17,103,100 In 1S92. they Include two
large sales for export, covering 3.000.
000 pounds of Montevideo and Austral
ian wool at 18 and 18 cent respective
ly, which make clearer the fact that
prices asked by holders here are re
latively high.
Iron is In bigger demand all the time,
and yet production steadily Increases,
and at Pittsburg bessemer pig is
slightly lower at 110 10. the new asso-
ih 1 1 r 1 1 1 nt, nv iinnAr.nin . .,.. r.t-
plates are beyond all precedent. In
cluding material for cars, bridges, ves
sels and work of alt sorts, and struc
tural work Is seasonably quiet, though
the mills have much ahead, while In
bars the demand Is considerably better
at Pittsburg, with orders for material
of 6.000 cars at Chicago. Some works
at the East are short of orders and:
prices are held back.. The expectation
is that the proposed vail association
will meet an extremely heavy demand
for the next year, especially for trollev -lines,
but it is stated that prices will
not be advanced above 820 at, the East
and 821 at Chicago. In Iron 'products
the next will probably be a record-
breaking year.
Failures for the week have been 223
In the United States, against 267 laut '
year, and 26 in Canada, agulnst 32 lust
year.
The chief of police of Norfolk, Va.,
fears smallpox. He baa given order
that witnesses will hereafter not be
required to kiss the Bible but only to
raise the right band when being sworn.